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Subject: Re: Field Sparrow in Concord
From: "Karen Mitchell" <kbmitchell55(AT)mindspring.com>
Date: 14 Apr 2008 12:00am
I think I had a field sparrow in my yard this morning....rusty head, clear
breast and pink beak were all I got time to see.
Karen M
Mont Vernon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Suomala" <mrsuomala(AT)marksbirdtours.com>
To: "New Hampshire Birds" <NH.Birds(AT)lists.unh.edu>
Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 9:28 PM
Subject: Field Sparrow in Concord
> At Horseshoe Pond this evening there was a FIELD SPARROW singing.
>
> Mark Suomala
> mrsuomala(AT)marksbirdtours.com
> http://www.marksbirdtours.com
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Subject: Great Penacook Walkabout!
From: "PAMELA HUNT" <biodiva(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 14 Apr 2008 12:00am
Greetings all,
So here's a question for you: Whatever happened to the chance of rain or snow
showers today? Perhaps my carrying my umbrella around for 10 miles was
sufficient to deter the precipitation. Mind you, I'm not complaining.
As suggested yesterday, I launched into the Walkabout this morning, especially
after the regular Sunday census turned up a record (for mid-April) 47 species.
The record-breaking pace continued for the rest of the day, and after a total
of 10 hours and 19.5 miles, I'd tallied an April record of 73 species (64-65
in previous two years. In the spirit of the first good day of spring
migration, I present the entire list below (number on 6 mile morning survey in
parentheses). New Bigby birds are in all caps (up to 85 for the year). As for
a summary, it was a good day for hawks, as Steve has already noted, and the
good numbers of waterfowl continnued at Morrill's Farm. A few more sparrows
and other FOYs moved in over the weekend to round out the list quite nicely.
My biggest miss was probably Rusty Blackbird, which has been recorded on both
previous April Walkabouts. Same goes for Northern Harrier. I'm perhaps most
bummed that I couldn't relocate the Greater Yellowlegs that was at the farm
yesterday, although while looking for it I DID get a better count of the local
snipe!
And now, for your reading pleasure, the list:
Canada Goose - 24 (0)
Wood Duck - 13 (1)
GADWALL - 2 (0) - pair at Morrill's Farm, a Human-powered LIFER!
American Black Duck - 14
Mallard - 37 (4)
GREEN-WINGED TEAL - 60 (0)
RING-NECKED DUCK - 6 (0)
Common Goldeneye - 2 (0)
Hooded Merganser - 6 (4)
Common Merganser - 20 (0)
Wild Turkey - 15 (12)
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT- 5 (0)
GREAT CORMORANT - 4 (0) along Merrimack at Morrill's Farm
Great Blue Heron - 4 (1)
Turkey Vulture - 7 (0)
OSPREY - 1 (0)
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1 (0)
Cooper's Hawk - 1 (1)
BROAD-WINGED HAWK - 1 (0) - over Morrill's Farm
Red-tailed Hawk - 7 (1)
AMERICAN KESTREL - 2 (0)
Killdeer - 10 (3)
WILSON'S SNIPE - 41 (1) - 40 at Morrill's Farm, new to morning survey behind
Murray's Greenhouse on River Rd.
American Woodcock - 2 (0)
Ring-billed Gull - 1 (0)
Rock Pigeon - 28 (24)
Mourning Dove - 25 (18)
Barred Owl - 1 (0)
Belted Kingfisher - 2 (0)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 2 (2)
Downy Woodpecker - 10 (6)
Hairy Woodpecker - 2 (2)
Northern Flicker - 4 (2)
Pileated Woodpecker - 1 (1)
Eastern Phoebe - 27 (15)
Blue Jay - 18 (14) - low
American Crow - 104 (18)
FISH CROW - 4 (0)
Common Raven - 1 (1)
HORNED LARK - 60 (0) - large flock at Morrill's Farm
Tree Swallow - 438 (6) - 100 over Hannah Dustin monument, 300 at Sewall's
Falls
Black-capped Chickadee - 45 (24)
Tufted Titmouse - 23 (16)
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 8 (8)
White-breasted Nuthatch - 10 (7)
Brown Creeper - 3 (2)
Carolina Wren - 1 (0)
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 8 (3)
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET - 1 (1)
EASTERN BLUEBIRD - 1 (1)
American Robin - 136 (49)
Northern Mockingbird - 3 (1)
European Starling - 26 (9)
Bohemian Waxwing - 36 (0) - nice little flock on Abbott Road, Penacook
AMERICAN PIPIT - 1 (0) - Morrill's Farm
PINE WARBLER - 2 (2)
American Tree Sparrow - 4 (4)
CHIPPING SPARROW - 2 (2)
SAVANNAH SPARROW - 2 (0)
Fox Sparrow - 8 (7) - 7 in one flock behind River Hill Market
Song Sparrow - 76 (38)
White-throated Sparrow - 4 (2)
Dark-eyed Junco - 83 (61)
LAPLAND LONGSPUR - 1 (0), with Horned Larks - another Human-powered lifer!
Northern Cardinal - 16 (8)
Red-winged Blackbird - 77 (9)
Common Grackle - 237 (37)
Brown-headed Cowbird - 7 (6)
PURPLE FINCH - 1 (1)
House Finch - 11 (3)
Common Redpoll - 9 (0) - 6 in Boscawen, 3 on the Island
American Goldfinch - 9 (4)
House Sparrow - 38 (6)
Happy Spring!
Pam Hunt
Penacook, NH
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Subject: RE: Sandpiper Sp./Runnymede Farm
From: Jason Lambert <smiley314(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 14 Apr 2008 12:00am
I saw the same Sandpiper about a week ago at Runnymede, I didn't get a good
look but also thought Pectoral sandpiper.
Jason LambertBarnstead, NH> From: sayoung(AT)metrocast.net> To:
NH.Birds(AT)lists.unh.edu> Subject: Sandpiper Sp./Runnymede Farm> Date: Sun, 13
Apr 2008 21:09:10 -0400> > I've been going over my literature for quite some
time and think I may have> watched a Pectoral Sandpiper, unlikely or a strange
Least, more likely. I'm> not comfortable with any sandpiper and don't want to
declare it a five species> hybrid. Characteristics: Pale broken supercilium, a
bill half orange on top> and bottom, yellowish legs, relatively straight bill
sometimes showing a> slight curve at the end, densely streaked dark breast
that ends abruptly into> a pure white belly, no flank streaks, the centers of
the coverts are large> dark triangles with pale edges, brownish cast,
scapulars a bit blocky, tail> above horizon when probing, a touch of warmer
brown toward rear of crest and> on shoulder, hesitate to call it roufous,
wings equal length with tail. One of> the pics shows it relative to a
Killdeer. 27 Wilson's Snipe and one blotchy> white and orange breasted Robin.
4 Snowy Egrets with 9 GB Herons and 2 Greater> Yellowlegs in the marsh .>
Confusion: I posted a photo set of poor quality, but it may help:>
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sa_young/> > Additionally: The Piping Plovers at
Hampton Beach SP have dug a sandpit for a> nest amid the canine chaos. There
was a pair of elated Miricks at Fantinis> Restaurant in Seabrook. An amazing
number of raptors and other birds were> migrating north today.> > My
non-migratory report from there: 5 Gold-crowned Kinglets, 4 Great Egrets> and
an Eastern Meadowlark.> > > > Scott Young/Strafford>
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Subject: Sibley's for $16
From: "Chet" <c_farwell(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 14 Apr 2008 12:13am
If anyone is looking to purchase the Sibley Guide to Birds, you can
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Chet
Dover, NH
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrc_5150
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Subject: Yard birds
From: "Stoodley's" <brandybrk(AT)tds.net>
Date: 14 Apr 2008 6:37am
FOY - Brown creeper and Purple finch.
Also, 2 Coopers hawks migrating through and 8 Turkey Vultures circling
throughout the day above the house.
As a footnote to yesterday's Great Bay trip, we also had a single
Double crested cormorant.
Scott & Lara
Mont Vernon
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Subject: Pectoral Sandpiper
From: Steve Mirick <smirick(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 14 Apr 2008 8:28am
The "mystery sandpiper" that Jason and Scott saw at Runnymede, is
indeed, a Pectoral Sandpiper. Unfortunately, Jane and I missed it when
we got there later in the afternoon. Possibly because Jane couldn't
take her eyes out of the skies, constantly searching for migrating
hawks! They key ID mark is the heavily marked upper breast sharply
contrasting with the white lower belly.
Pectoral Sandpipers is a variably rare to uncommon spring migrant in
small numbers (April and May) and more regularly uncommon fall migrant
(Aug - October) along the coast in NH during April into May. Their main
migration route in the spring is through the central US. The species is
most often seen coastally in NH and is more rare as you go inland. They
often show up in flooded fields in the spring as they prefer freshwater
habitat.
They nest in the high arctic tundra and winter into South America as far
south as southern Argentina making them one of the longest distance
migrant shorebirds.
Steve Mirick
Bradford, MA
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Subject: Osprey, Buffleheads, Walpole
From: "Alan Johnson /R.N.Johnson, Inc." <alan(AT)rnjohnsoninc.com>
Date: 14 Apr 2008 8:36am
First Chipping Sparrow of the year under feeders Saturday am. First Osprey at
Mill Pond Sunday am, and a raft of 42 Double Crested Cormorants across from
Lentex in North Walpole. Sunday afternoon, suprised to see a pair of
Buffleheads in a flooded field next to the river in Walpole.
Alan Johnson
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Subject: Northern Harrier - Lee
From: "David J. Blezard" <djb1(AT)cisunix.unh.edu>
Date: 14 Apr 2008 9:15am
Another new yard bird!
A female Northern Harrier made a brief appearance in the fields behind
our house in Lee on Sunday afternoon.
-David J. Blezard
NH.BIRDS List Owner
nh.birds-request(AT)lists.unh.edu
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Subject: Weekend birds/ Conway Area
From: "Eddison, Debra - Conway, NH" <debra.eddison(AT)nh.usda.gov>
Date: 14 Apr 2008 9:24am
I attended a great presentation Friday night 4/12/08 at Tin Mt.
Conservation Center , by Joshua Potter, titled wonderful woodcocks.
Afterwards, we located a woodcock peenting behind the Post Office in
Conway.
Things are finally starting to thaw and flooded fields are primed for
shorebirds and others.
Saturday: 4/13/08
Off the River Road in Conway;
On the Saco:
FOY Belted Kingfisher
FOY Chipping Sparrow
2 pair Hooded Mergansers
1 pair Common Mergansers
In a flooded Field:
2 killdeer
1 woodcock
Sunday 4/13/08
Off the River Road in a flooded field:
6 wild turkeys, 2 gobblers in full display, 4 hens (one bearded)
30 + American robins
1 killdeer
1 pair of mallards
Debra Eddison
Soil Conservationist
Federal Women's Program Manager
Natural Resources Conservation Service
73 Main Street, P.O. Box 533
Conway, NH 03818
PH (603)-447-2771 X101
FX (603)-447-8945
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Subject: Nelson woodcock walk results; Charlestown RLHA
From: Phil Brown <downtownpab(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 14 Apr 2008 10:22am
Last night's NH Audubon Monadnock Chapter/Harris
Center field trip to Nelson yielded 10 participants, a
calling barred owl before dusk, one cooperative
displaying woodcock near the center of town, and a
flyover chattering kingfisher. The woodcock only
displayed for about 15 minutes, as the temperature was
just above 30 degrees, a snow squall began, and it was
windy.
Also in Nelson, Julie Tilden watched an immature
Northern goshawk chasing a red squirrel in our yard
for about 20 minutes on Saturday, and a yellow-bellied
sapsucker and singing purple finch returned to the
yard.
At Great Meadows in Charlestown, I made a 5-minute
stop en route to a training in VT at 8 am, in time to
see an immature rough-legged hawk fly over the
dwindling waterfowl collection and alight in a tree
across the field. Also present were 3 northern
pintail, but I didn't have a scope to get much more
detail.
Phil Brown
Nelson, NH
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Subject: Migration yesterday at Plum Island
From: Steve Mirick <smirick(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 14 Apr 2008 10:35am
For those interested, (and don't subscribe to Massbird), the following
post from Rick Heil and others from Plum Island in Newburyport, MA
(about 8 miles south of us in Seabrook yesterday) is fascinating and fun
to compare to the watch that Jane and I did. The got a lot more
Kestrels than we did, and I suspect we missed most of these along the
beach which was not visible from our spot. Seemingly we did a bit
better, however for Harriers and blackbirds.
Steve Mirick
Bradford, MA
SUNDAY, 13 APRIL 2008:
PLUM ISLAND: Lot One Migration Watch (0640-1215, 1230-1350, 1415-1600 hrs.)
Weather: Mostly cloudy, WNW winds 5-15 mph, 40-49 F.
Richard S. Heil, Jeremiah Trimble & in part, Craig Jackson and hawk
watchers.
An excellent kestrel and harrier flight materialized on today's
Westerly winds. All observations from refuge Lot One.
Canada Goose (110)-Migrating.
Common Merganser (29): 21 migrating.
Common Loon (3)-Migrating.
Double-crested Cormorant (182)-Migrating.
Great Cormorant (1 ad.)-Migrating.
Great Blue Heron (10): 6 migrating.
Turkey Vulture (13): Most probably migrating.
Osprey (16)-Migrating.
Northern Harrier (46)-Most migrating. Including about 6-7 adult males.
Sharp-shinned Hawk (5)-Migrating.
Cooper's Hawk (2-3): Over mainland.
American Kestrel (376)-Migrating; remarkable flight most of the day,
beginning at 0640.
Merlin (6)-Migrating.
Peregrine Falcon (2 imms.)
Greater Yellowlegs (26)-Migrating.
Least Sandpiper (1)-Migrating.
Northern Flicker (5)-Migrating.
American Crow (32): 14 migrating.
Tree Swallow (106)-Migrating.
Barn Swallow (8)-Migrating.
WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH (3)-Migrating!; singles flying N up over Lot One.
American Robin (12)-Migrating.
European Starling (19)-Migrating.
Red-winged Blackbird (30)-Migrating.
Eastern Meadowlark (1)-Migrating.
Common Grackle (360+)-Migrating.
Brown-headed Cowbird (385+)-Migrating.
Common Redpoll (1)-Migrating (calling).
American Goldfinch (24)-Migrating.
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Subject: Merrimack: Purple Finches, Palm Warbler, etc.
From: Tom Young <rustysnaketail(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 14 Apr 2008 10:43am
This morning I was treated to the striking sight of two male Purple Finches at
my feeders. And yesterday, there was a Palm Warbler foraging among the dead
leaves on my back lawn, as well as a Wild Turkey strutting across the road.
Other notes:
Male and female E. Bluebirds continue to make several appearances daily at
feeders.
A few Pine Siskins still linger.
Cooper's Hawk returned yesterday and was hopping about in the trees as though
looking for something--nesting material, I hope!
Tom Young
Merrimack, NH
rustysnaketail(AT)yahoo.com
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Subject: Yard Birds, Chatham, NH
From: "Bob Crowley" <crbob(AT)fairpoint.net>
Date: 14 Apr 2008 10:44am
This morning with a foot of snow still on the ground there were signs of
spring in the yard.
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker a male
Eastern Phoebe
Common Redpoll 1 male
3 Purple Finches
White-throated Sparrow, a bright male
A pair of Evening Grosbeaks
A Sharp-shinned Hawk looking for breakfast.
Bob Crowley
Chatham, NH
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Subject: birds of Turkey Pond
From: RWoodward(AT)dhhs.state.nh.us
Date: 14 Apr 2008 2:32pm
TURKEY POND, CONCORD, NH, 13 APR 2008, 0620 - 1020, 37 F - 43 F, CDY, MOD
NE WIND
The pond is now about 50% ice covered compared to 98% last week, but there
are still patches of deep snow and plenty of high water. First some
highlights then the interesting stuff:
Rusty Blackbird- at least 3 heard singing in an adjacent wetland
American Wigeon - 1, first of the survey
Common Loon -1
Ring-necked Duck - 44 - record high spring count
Common Merganser - 41 - record high spring count
New arrivals: Hermit Thrush, Winter Wren, Double-crested Cormorant
Sometimes you can catch a species "in the act" of migration. Swamp Sparrow
and Pine Warbler, which have no relationship except that they return around
the same time, are a good example for this week. I heard the first Pine
Warbler Saturday and the first Swamp Sparrow Sunday. But the big return
date, apparently, is April 15:
Pine warbler is the first column, Swamp Sparrow the second:
13 Apr 2008 (3) (5)
14 Apr 2007 (1) (2)
15 Apr 2006 (20) (12)
17 Apr 2005 (13) (15)
18 Apr 2004 (24) (10)
Rob Woodward
Concord, NH
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Subject: Errol - Umbagog boreal species in early June
From: "Nadler, Jeff (GE Infra, Energy)" <jeff.nadler(AT)ge.com>
Date: 14 Apr 2008 3:18pm
I will be in the Errol - Umbagog region for a few days at the end of May
or early June. I am seeking suggestions on specific spots to look for
the following species, whether off highways 16 or 26 or via kayak on the
Magalloway or Androscoggin. I would be appreciate of replies off-list
only, to my email at: jnadler(AT)nycap.rr.com
rusty blackbird
Philadelphia vireo
black-backed woodpecker
Thanks,
Jeff Nadler
www.jnphoto.net
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Subject: GBH n in Merrimack, LOTS of Juncos in Greenfield
From: "Janet Romanelli" <jromane202(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 14 Apr 2008 7:38pm
Hi,
Friday, April 11th, I saw a Great Blue Heron fly south across 101A in
Merrimack, half a mile east of Continental Boulevard - flying fairly low, it
looked like it was going from one marsh to another.
I have also seen a big increase in the Junco population in the last several
days at my home in Greenfield, where I still have quite a bit of snow on my
property.
Janet Romanelli
Greenfield, NH (Monadnock Region)
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Subject: NH Coast and Exeter area on April 14
From: tbbirds(AT)comcast.net (Terry Bronson)
Date: 14 Apr 2008 8:28pm
I went out with a list of 8 target birds found by others over the
weekend. I only found 2 first-of-year birds:
Blue-winged Teal--1 male was at Exeter's Powderhouse
Pond just before 1 pm. Was NOT there about 5:00 pm.
Barn Swallow--1 flying north at Pulpit Rocks in Rye
No Little Blue Heron, no Kinglets, no Meadowlarks, no
Hermit Thrush, no Pectoral Sandpiper.
Other highlights:
Snowy Egret--6 at NH Audubon's Little River Wildlife
Sanctuary in North Hampton, 3 just a bit north at the
North Hampton/Rye Townline Marsh, 1 in the Wallis Sands
marsh in Rye
Greater Yellowlegs--7 at the Little River Sanctuary
Green-winged Teal--10 at the Little River Sanctuary
Wilson's Snipe--6 at the Runnymede Horse Farm in
North Hampton. Amazaing how invisible these birds can
be--on my first scope pan, I totally missed them. While
putting my scope away, I noticed a small blob, and re-
scoped. Thought it was the Pectoral Sandpiper at first,
but a slight pan to the left revealed 2 Snipe, then 2 more to
the right, and that is what the first bird was. 1 more later.
Killdeer--8 at Runnymede Horse Farm
Great Blue Heron--5 at the Townline Marsh, all within 50
feet of one another, 3 more in Awcomin Marsh
Northern Harrier--1 over Locke Road in Rye just south of
Rye Harbor, seen maybe 10 minutes later over Awcomin Marsh,
1 in Kensington over Kimball Road, 1 over Shaw's Hill about
5 minutes later less than a mile away. All were males.
Purple Sandpiper--126, at least, on Seal Rocks in Rye
Red-breasted Merganser--10 off Great Island Common in
New Castle
American Kestrel--1 female on the Pease Airport approach
light structure at the golf course entrance, 1 male over
Gilman Park in Exeter
Tree Swallow--40 over Powderhouse Pond
Yellow-rumped Warbler--1 male in full breeding plumage
at Powderhouse Pond. Still there at 5:00.
Northern Flicker--1 male in field at Powderhouse Pond
Red-bellied Woodpecker--1 heard along Bell Avenue in
Exeter behind the house at the entrance to Gilman Park
Late Sunday afternoon, I saw the following at the Exeter
wastewater treatment plant:
Lesser Scaup--1 male and female. First of year. Thanks,
George and Andrea.
Bufflehead--2 males, 2 females
Ring-necked Ducks--21
Northern Shoveler--4 males, 1 female
Green-winged Teal--1 male, 1 female
Tree Swallow--6
All were still present at 5:00 pm today except for the Teal. There
may have been 20 Tree Swallows. However, there were maybe
a dozen distant ducks on the Swampscott River to the south, which
Denny Abbott, who I was with then, thought were Green-wings.
--
Terry Bronson
Hampton Falls, NH
tbbirds(AT)comcast.net
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Subject: Fw: HBRF symposium
From: "PAMELA HUNT" <biodiva(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 14 Apr 2008 8:17pm
Greetings birders,
My colleagues at the Vermont Center for Ecostudies thought folks on this
side of the river might be interesting in a program airing this coming
Sunday on their work. Details below.
Pam Hunt
Penacook, NH
The Vermont Center for Ecostudies' research on songbirds in the
mountains of the Dominican Republic will be featured this Sunday on
National Geographic's Wild Chronicles television show.
Filmed this past February, the segment highlights VCE's long-term
studies of Bicknell's Thrush and other migrant and resident species on
Hispaniola. The feature includes vivid footage of several of
Hispaniola's 31 endemic species, some of which are among the most rare
and threatened of Caribbean birds.
"The tropical environment of the Dominican Republic is a long way from
home for National Geographic grantee Chris Rimmer," according to
National Geographic, which has helped to fund VCE's work on Hispaniola.
"Like the birds he studies, Rimmer migrates to this biologically rich
island to conduct his research. The goal of Rimmer's pioneering research
on the island is to compile a comprehensive database of both migrant and
resident bird species that will lead to sound conservation practices."
On Vermont Public Television, the segment is scheduled to run on Sunday,
April 20, at 1:00 pm. For broadcast times in other areas check local
listings at http://www.nationalgeographic.com/donate/wildchronicles/.
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Subject: Capital Chapter WWWW
From: "Stephanie Parkinson" <steph(AT)ttlc.net>
Date: 14 Apr 2008 11:12pm
The next Weekly Wednesday Woodcock Walk will be led by Phil Brown.
Meet this Wednesday, April 16th, 7:00 p.m. at the McLane Audubon Center.
Contact Phil Brown at 224-9909x334 or PBrown(AT)NHAudubon.org.
For a schedule of Capital Area Chapter field trips through June, Check the
Chapter website at:
http://www.nhaudubon.org/capital/calendar.htm
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